Kade S. - Buckle Fracture of the Radius
Kade is 6-years old, right hand dominant and, according to his parents, a "stubborn little Swede boy." Kade was playing on the monkey bars when he missed a rung and fell onto his outstretched left hand. He was seen in the Marquette General Health System Emergency Department where x-rays showed a buckle fracture of the radius, nondisplaced fracture of the distal ulna (broken wrist). Kade was treated by Dr. Robert Blotter and placed in a short-arm fiberglass cast using waterproof materials for 4-weeks. He requested pink with fingers available so he can continue to play the Wii.
Kade's prognosis is excellent and is healing without complications. His parents couldn't be happier for their "stubborn little Swede boy".
